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363 backblasts mention “Spider”
BLOCK PARTY · FEB 5, 2019
"Brick" Walls of Terror at Block Party
8 at Block Party for a balmy morning with some lively mumble chatter. Message: Read the monthly theme to engage in the discussion. https://discoverhim.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/living-feb-19/ Stretch Warm up - Mosey to…
DEC 12, 2018
12 days (actually 13) to celebrate a shovel flag handoff!
Big shovel flag hand-off day so hype train was in full effect! As PAX walked up to the gathering, Bear Grylls had 80s hairband music rocking why he was making preparations for post-workout coffeeteria. YHC gave the…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 11, 2018
The Ballroom: Picking up the 6.....all 6 of us!
1 is the loneliest number.... but then there were 2 and eventually 6 of us came to the Ballroom for our daily red pill. Was a cool morning but not crazy cold. The Ballroom is usually loaded with PAX but i guess the…
DEC 4, 2018
The Ruck Taper That Wasn't...Here at the Fire Ant
Oh, you didn't tote a ruck and join us at the Fire Ant this morning? But, you know how to read. Lucky you; you'll feel as if you joined us in this perfect gloom. Well, aside from smoked shoulders, jail-breaks, curls…
NOV 28, 2018
Santa's Trip Around The World
It was a cold one at the Abyss on Wednesday. Sub-freezing temps at COT as everyone slowly made it out of their warm vehicles before starting. Nice-long mosey to get the blood flowing and the body warm... again…
NOV 27, 2018
How heavy is a Bonsai tree?
As I was preparing for the Q at Fire Ant I was excited and had everything planned out. However apparently the one thing I didn't plan for was my inability to set the alarm for the correct time. I woke up at 4:55 and…
THE RANCH · OCT 11, 2018
The Barnabas Workout
7 Sons of Encouragement braved Tropical Storm Michael today. We mostly took refuge for safety reasons under the awning as we moseyed to the front of Springfield Elementary. A forewarning was given in the beginning at…
OCT 2, 2018
A little movin' & rollin' with Florence
I've been chompin' at the bit to Q this new official Ruck AO, the Fire Ant, and this morning was the perfect time. Over the last few years, it's developed a standard consistent with harder AO's and I was not about to…
SEP 25, 2018
011 Ruck PT at Fire Ant
Lucky me, after the weekend of the GoRuck Selection Facebook Live event I get to Q the Fire Ant. I felt privileged to be the first. If you don't know what the GoRuck Selection is just check out Go Ruck on Facebook. This…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 19, 2018
Not a Running Workout...Sorta
The Coop takes me an extra 5 minutes to get to. I should really set my alarm 5 minutes earlier but hey, I'll just move quicker. I don't go often to this AO but it's where i took my first face-plant at an F3 workout (I…
AUG 21, 2018
Fire Ants Conquer the Iron Ruck Challenge
I love the Fire Ant concept! Always a challenge for sure, pushes you to do more. When Spiderman put me on Q I knew what I wanted to do. It was not an original - I took a page from the Iron Pax challenge that has been…
AUG 17, 2018
Inappropriateness got heavy at the swamp
8 Men must have not read the Twitter insult by ChaChing and posted to The Swamp for the inappropriatness that is YHC. Pulled into launch at 5:15 and started immediately into a detailed disclaimer before challenging the…
JUL 16, 2018
Octagon of Pain
It was an incredibly hot and muggy morning and the workout I had planned at the Crows Nest didn't do it any favors. We were all dripping with sweat and smoked by the time it was over. I'm still tired as I write this a…
APR 26, 2018
What was Paula Abdul doing at the Poopdeck!?
There were 11 PAX including Adretti, who we lost to I.R. a couple months ago, at the Poopdeck on a nice Thursday morning. At 5:15 sharp I gave a quick dislamer we moseyed to the gravel-filled parking lot below where we…
JAN 23, 2018
A runner Qs a Bootcamp
We had 7 Bootcampers and 6 Ruckers, the Ruckers were lead by Spiderman, the all looked like they were having a great time and they all thanked Spiderman for being so graciously easy on them(actually I just totally made…
NOV 1, 2017
Spiderman Crawls and tires
Thankful for the opportunity to lead my second Q, 11 PAX joined for a great beat down. Quick disclaimer and discussed about the word of the month victory and the power we have to overcome a struggle. We started the warm…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 11, 2017
Jekyll's Ladder
20 Men descended upon the Colosseum for some pain yesterday. YHC was proud to have such a large group considering all of the great AOs and great Qs we had in the Fort. The Colosseum has become one of the toughest…
JUN 20, 2017
A little modified Tri-Training in the Gloom
I shared with the Pax that I am currently training for a Tri and Tuesday is usually my swim day, but I got the call from Decibel that I was on Q at GC, so I gladly put the Speedo away for a day and got the winkie ready…
MAR 7, 2017
Golden Corral Triple Digit 2 Miler
The weekly convergence at Golden Corral did not disappoint again this week. The craziness that we head lock each other into (GoRuck Tough, P200, and just generally getting stronger and better) is the catalyst for these…
JAN 19, 2017
4 years in gets you a VQ
I've been a part of this F3 Workout thing that really seems to be much more than a workout, especially in our large but tight-knit group in The Fort/Rock regions. I've been a regular at the bootcamps, an occasional…
DEC 29, 2016
Laces In 2016.52
There was a thunderstorm last night and apparently that made all the cockroaches scatter. I thought I would be by myself, but Java rolled in right on time to accompany my misery. By the time 5:15 rolled around, the rain…
THE RANCH · NOV 13, 2016
Creating Margin to get better
This morning’s Ranch Q started10 hours earlier when I began building the weinkie. The first place I went to build my weinkie was to see what this month’s theme was. To my surprise, the theme is margin. But wait, what do…
NOV 4, 2016
Crazy 8s
Apologies to #SiteQ @CableGuy for the lateness of the Back Blast... I tweeted out, today's beat down would not be moderate- men came in spades- 28 for the morning including 3 runners, and 7 ruckers. Everyone was in an…
ALCATRAZ · SEP 17, 2016
Cardboard of pain - Part II
Not a lot of time to plan for the Q on Saturday so I pulled out some props from a previous workout. After a short disclaimer, we took a short jog down to the traffic circle and back to the parking lot. Circled up for…